Dictionary entry
ใกล้
glâiverb
near
Meanings
every sense kept, sourced — never invented1v.
come nearlexitron
2v.
approachlexitron
3adj.
near; closewiktionary
4adv.
nearly; closely; almostwiktionary
5prep.
near; closewiktionary
In the readings
real sentences, spoken by real voicesแต่หาได้ ใกล้บ้านด้วย เงินเดือนเท่าเดิม
But I did find one — close to home too, same salary.
ไปแม่น้ำใกล้บ้าน
We go to the river near our house.
Built from
From Proto-Tai *k.raɰꟲ (“near”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨠᩖᩲ᩶ or ᨠᩖᩱ᩶, Lao ໃກ້ (kai) or ໄກ້ (kai), Lü ᦺᦂᧉ (k̇ay²), Shan ၵၢႆ (kǎai), Ahom 𑜀𑜧 (kaw) or 𑜀𑜩 (kay), Bouyei jaec, Zhuang gyawj and cawj (dialectal).